Sarah's first timer reading plan

[Sarah]

I haven't participated in a theme reading plan for the year before, and thought it looked interesting!

I've participated in number of books reading challenges for the past 2 years on Goodreads, and tracked all my books each year, and found that I seem to read a lot. :)

I thought this would be a very interesting way of keeping myself focused, and reading a bit outside of just what I happen to read next!

I do belong to a local book club, and it's really interesting how some books that I'm originally resistant to turn out to be great.

As I'm adding books, I'm finding that a number are coming from my want to read list. As I currently have 618 books on that list, I can't think that's a bad thing.


Week 1: A book with the letters A, T and Y in the title


Week 2: A book from the first ten books added to your TBR list


Week 3: A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards


Week 4: A book linked to the Earth element


Week 5: A book about or inspired by real events




Week 6: A book originally written in a language other than English
(also read for real life book club)

Week 7: A gothic novel


Week 8: An "own voices" book


Week 9: A book with a body part in the title


Week 10: An author's debut book

didn't read:

Week 11: A literary fiction book


Week 12: A book set in Africa or South America


Week 13: A book with a plot centered around a secret
read:


didn't read these options:





Week 14: A book linked to the Fire element


Week 15: A book with a unique format/writing structure



Week 16: A narrative non-fiction


Week 17: A book you expect to make you laugh


Week 18: A book with a location in the title


Week 19: A book nominated for the Edgar Award, or by a Grand
Master author


didn't read this option:


Week 20: A book rated five stars by at least one of your friends


Week 21: A book written in first person perspective


Week 22: A book you have high expectations for


Week 23: A medical or legal thriller


Week 24: A book with a map


Week 25: A book with an antagonist/villian PoV





Week 26: A book with a text only cover



Week 27: A book about surviving a hardship
(also read for real life book club)

Week 28: A book linked to the Water element
(also read for my real life book club

Week 29: A book with a "Cluedo" weapon on the cover or in the title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench/spanner)


Week 30: A short book


Week 31: A book set in a country you'd like to visit, but have never been to


Week 32: An alternate history book




Week 33: A book connected to a word "born" in the same year as you
(word is unplugged)

Week 34: A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls that didn't win, but was polarising or a close call
(cross genre)

Week 35: A book featuring a murder


Week 36: A book published in the last three years by an author you haven't read before
(also read for real life book club)

Week 37: A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
(also read for real life book club)




Week 38: A science or science fiction book


Week 39: A book with a form of punctuation in the title


Week 40: A book from Amazon's "100 Books to Read in a Lifetime" list



Week 41: A book by an author with the same first and last initials

didn't read:

Week 42: A book that takes place on, in, or underwater


Week 43: A book with a title that is a whole sentence


Week 44: A ghost story


Week 45: A book that intimidates or scares you


Week 46: A book linked to the Air element



Week 47: A book where the main character is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than you


Week 48: A book related to one of the seven deadly sins


Week 49: A book from one of the Goodreads "Best Books of the Month" list



Week 50: A book with a warm atmosphere



Week 51: An award-winning short story or short story collection


Week 52: A book published in 2018

[Stephanie]

Enjoy! It is my first time doing this reading challenge as well as one with themes.